Saturday, August 29, 2009

It's About Time

I've thought about this on and off for quite awhile. Either the time or interest was not there in the past, but it's about time I started this blog. Why? Well.....first and foremost, I want and need a place to store and document stuff. Information, that is, about the tides...and their effects on the markets. Call it a hobby....a computer hobby where I can babble, store, stash and learn anything about the up and down cycles we all see in the oceans and are consequently subjected to as humans through the forces of gravity.

Some say that gravitational forces have dramatic effects on us as humans and our emotions. We can't see it but we certainly can feel it, as soon as we get out of bed every morning. But it is the all so small fluctuations in the magnitude of gravity that alter our behavior, moods and risk aversion, or lack of it, everyday. And this, it is believed, helps determine how we investors feel about risking our money in the financial markets. Sounds a little crazy, huh?

By the way, in case you dont already know or havent figured out yet, gravity is the driver behind our tide cycles. And, that large white orb in the sky we call the mOOn, is the engine that adds to or reduces the earths gravitational pull on us as it rotates around our planet. Hence, our moon, besides being a beautiful site in the sky, affects us all in ways we probably dont even realize.